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A lawsuit alleging officials in Miami-Dade County violated the U.S. Constitution and federal law by demanding that members of Bible studies, even if only two or three people were involved, own an least 2.5 acres of land to meet has been dropped after county officials changed their minds.
The lawsuit by the Alliance Defense Fund had been filed early in 2007 after authorities issued cease-and-desist orders to two separate Christian organizations, the International Outreach Center and Worldwide Agape Ministries, demanding they purchase enough land to make their properties at least 2.5 acres, or stop meeting.
County officials, however, later concluded their demands should be dropped, so the ADF said it was dropping the lawsuit also.
“County officials agreed that forcing people to purchase 2.5 acres of land in order to meet in a private home is ridiculous,” said Joel Oster, senior legal counsel for the ADF. “We commend county officials for standing up for the rights of our clients.”…
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